Chinese exporters of the restricted rare earths have already reported a halt to shipments as they await licenses from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, a system which gives Beijing the ability to ...

US tariffs add to the sense of an increasingly unpredictable and unreliable partner. Allies in Europe and the Pacific are questioning foundational assumptions about their security arrangements as a ...

Trump’s trade war has brought Norway even closer to the EU and increased the urgency for it to make a decision about ...

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Beijing will see the removal of South Korea’s president and subsequent election as an opportunity to undermine Seoul’s ...

Despite the bitter exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS and their formation of the rival AES, the destinies of the two blocs remain deeply intertwined.

Beyond the shock of its sheer scale, the Trump administration’s extraordinary new tariff regime, announced on 2 April 2025, was notable for the exemptions it contained. Certain critical minerals – ...